Unbeknownst to everyone but her two closest friends, Zafira is the Hunter, a title to the warrior who has managed to keep an entire village alive through their ability to come back from the Arz safely. The story goes back and forth between Zafira and Nasir. It’s not groundbreaking, but I enjoyed the characters and the journey to bring back magic (though this was also reminiscent of Children of Blood and Bone, only with an Arabian twist). WHtF is a fun ride and kind of reads like you’re stepping into a tale from Scheherezade’s One Thousand and One Nights.

I’ve been meaning to read We Hunt the Flame when it was released, but just never got around to it until I randomly picked it as something to read off my unread bookshelf. But an ancient evil stirs as their journey unfolds–and the prize they seek may pose a threat greater than either can imagine.Īfter all the non-YA books I’ve been reading lately, it’s hard to remember that I still find enjoyment from YA books, especially in a YA fantasy. When Zafira embarks on a quest to uncover a lost artifact that can restore magic to her suffering world and stop the Arz, Nasir is sent by the sultan on a similar mission: retrieve the artifact and kill the Hunter. War is brewing, and the Arz sweeps closer with each passing day, engulfing the land in shadow. Both Zafira and Nasir are legends in the kingdom of Arawiya–but neither wants to be. If Zafira was exposed as a girl, all of her achievements would be rejected if Nasir displayed his compassion, his father would punish him in the most brutal of ways. Nasir is the Prince of Death, assassinating those foolish enough to defy his autocratic father, the sultan.

Zafira is the Hunter, disguising herself as a man when she braves the cursed forest of the Arz to feed her people.

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